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NEIU Independent

Northeastern Illinois University's student-run newspaper

NEIU Independent

Northeastern Illinois University's student-run newspaper

NEIU Independent

The Silenced American Immigrants

The Silenced American Immigrants

C. Niente June 3, 2014

  Congressman Luis Gutierrez visited Northeastern on April 28, 2014, to read from his new memoir, “Still Dreaming: My Journey from the Barrio to Capitol Hill”and to discuss the latest in his...

Many resort to buying used textbooks whenever possible

A Textbook Case for not Buying American

Steven Villa, News Editor June 3, 2014

  It’s no secret to students, graduates, and professors of higher education that textbooks can run anywhere from $10 to the price of a black market kidney. On top of the rising cost of education,...

Equal Opportunity Terrorism

Equal Opportunity Terrorism

Steven Villa, News Editor April 29, 2014

  On a sunny April 13 afternoon, Frazier Glenn Miller shot and killed three people outside of a Jewish Community Center in Overland Park, Kansas. According to Tony Rizzo of the Kansas City...

Extremists Having a Field Day

Extremists Having a Field Day

C. Niente April 29, 2014

  America needs to protect itself from a group of paranoid ignorant people carry guns in one hand and a Bible in the other (which is contradictory, by the way). For the last 20 years, Nevada...

The Land of the Smoke-Free

The Land of the Smoke-Free

Emmanuel Gonzalez, Managing Editor April 29, 2014

Recently, legislation known as the SB 2202 bill has been pushed to get smoking prohibited at all state-funded institutions of higher learning, though eliminating the use of tobacco products will also be...

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